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【題目】 For some people, music is no fun at all. About 4% of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. Amusic people often cannot tell the differences between two songs.

As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amuics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feel like be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping center can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics have to stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in social loneliness. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify(辨別) this unusual condition.

Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different for those of people who can enjoy music. The difference is complex(復(fù)雜的), and it is not connected with poor hearing. Amusics can understand other non-musical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding common speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.

Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed(診斷). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem music. Now she knows that she is not alone. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say ”No, thanks. I’m amusic.’” says Margret.

【1】Amusics are the people who _________.

A. like music B. have poor listening

C. don’t like musicD. are born unable to enjoy music

【2】 Life is hard for amusics mainly because _________.

A. music seems noise for them.

B. people don’t understand amusics

C. amusics try to stay at places full of music

D. amusics hate parties, restaurants or shopping center.

【3】 Scientists identify amusics by _________.

A. studying different kinds of music

B. going to parties regularly

C. studying amusic people

D. comparing music to colors

【4】 What causes amusics different from most people according to scientists?

A. Their brains.B. Their poor hearing.

C. Their lack of colors.D. Their problems with speech.

【5】 What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Amusics’ strange behaviors.

B. Musical ability.

C. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.

D. Identification and treatment of amusic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：文章講述的是世界上有一群天生不喜歡聽音樂的人，被稱之為amusic，這些人聽力上沒有任何問題，只是不喜歡聽音樂，也無法欣賞音樂。很多人在之前都因此而苦惱，現(xiàn)在有了科學(xué)的解釋，他們可以擺脫那種尷尬、不自在的處境了。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes.可知amusic指的是那些生來就沒有享受音符的能力的人。所以該選D。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Life can be hard for amusics. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feel like be amusic.可知amusics生活可能很難。因為大多數(shù)人不明白它的感覺是什么。所以該選B。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段末By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify(辨別) this unusual condition.可知通過對像瑪格麗特這樣的人研究，科學(xué)家們終于學(xué)會如何識別這種不尋常的情況。所以該選C。

【4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段開頭Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different for those of people who can enjoy music.可知導(dǎo)致amusics與大多數(shù)人不同的原因是他們的頭腦，所以該選A。

【5】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。全文主要講述的是不喜愛聽音樂的一類人，被稱之為amusic，他們之前都沒有得到統(tǒng)一的診斷或者認(rèn)識，直到現(xiàn)在。因此選擇C項，Some people’s inability to enjoy music意為，一些人無法欣賞音樂。A項，錯在strange behaviors，文章只是說他們不喜歡有音樂的地方，并沒有講到他們其他的一些奇怪的舉動。B項Musical ability音樂天賦，明顯與文章大意不符。D項中錯在treatment，意為治療，文章并沒有講到如何幫助這些人治療他們的問題。因此排除D。